Michigan House turns down Senate's coal plant rules

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan House has defeated a bill passed by the Senate that critics say would have gutted air emissions legislation.

The Democrat-led House on Friday defeated the substitute passed by the GOP-controlled Senate. The original House-passed bill now goes to conference committee.

The substitute bill would have banned state regulators from considering the state's need for electricity when deciding on air emissions permit applications for coal plants or other electricity-producing facilities.